The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Two Men Have Narrow Escape from
Being Crushed by Falling Building
at Watkinsville-A Young Mans Leg
Terribly Cut al Saw Mill in Gwin-
nett County.
GEORGIA.
Eastman now has population of about
1900.
Oconee county has voted to issue bonds to
build new court house.
Nine bales of new cotton were received
by the warehouses at Macon Thursday.
The Columbus compress, which is being
remodeled, viii be completed by Sept l.
A negro boy was run over by dray at
Macon Thursday, and probably fatally in
jured.
Dawson received eight bales of new cot
ton last Saturday. Several more have been
brought in this week.
Bud Veal who accidentally shot and killed
contractor Van Horne at Atlanta will have
preliminary trial on Monday.
B. j Simpkins, at Cross Keys, has f0c
coin, bearing the date of 1701. He also
has greenback dime of the series of 1868.
The widows of the colored men who were
killed by the train near Newman have
brought suit for damages against the rail
road company.
Harley Tabor, of Gilmer, has Just paid
81, 100 for a large dapple-gray Norinan-Per-
cheron stallion. He is l6I hands high
weighs !, 200 pounds
Two negroes-a brother and sister-living
ON w. j. Bowen's place, near Sasser, Ter
rell county, had fight last Sunday even
ing, when the boy cut the girls hand open
with an ak.
Last Monday Ernest Rodgers, the youngest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Rodgers who live
N Muscogee county, near the Double
Churches, stuck a splinter in his foot, and
died Tuesday evening from jaw
Monday mortgage held by Miss Fannie
Loyless for about $400 was foreclosed on tile
mercantile establishment of S. A. Loyless,
at Dawson The goods are now in the
hands of the law to be disposed of through
the proper channel.
Two parties made horse trade in Daw-
son last week and one geve the other two
glasses of beer to boot. The trade was de-
clared off once because the drinks We're not
forthcoming, but the beer was afterward
set up and both parties were pleased.
Miss Nellie Horn, aged IL, the daughter
of the late Charles d. Horne, has been con
veyed to st. Joseph Infirmary, at Atlanta.
She is suffering with brain fever which is
thought to be the result of excitement
occasioned by her fathers tragic death.
VI.
ing with chill The dog shivered and
jerked as il a regular wiregrass ague had
him. After the chill was over a citizen
versed in dogology felt of the dogs pulse
and announced that the canine then had
high fever.
Woolfolk's counsel has requested Judge
Simmons that the Macon petition for an
early trial be not granted. He claims that
the public mind is now SO excited that Just
verdict could not be obtained. He also SAYS
he will be able to prove Voolfolk innocent
or insane.
A small son of Luke johnson (coloredD
who works at the Eagle and Phoenix Mills,
at Columbus, had his skull fractured
Wednesday in Brownsville, by the kick of a
horse, DIR. S. n. Jordan was summoned
and rendered surgical aid, and the boy will
probably recover.
A colored man living at the turpentine
works of Ashburn & Co . a few miles from
Eastman, died a most wretched death on
Friday last He had been sick for several
weeks with fever, and was raving maniac
when the fatal hour came His struggles
for life were fearful
In a negro cabin at Decatur there is a
huge spider, and, in weaving its web, he
has distinctly written several letters of the
alphabet The occupants of the cabin say
that he writes a different word each day
The negroes are very much excited over It.
They say the first word written was
news"
Last Saturday morning H. A. Ford, fire
man ON one or the tram engines at Surrency
had his head chopped open by negro. The
wound is a bad one and will no doubt be
fatal. The negro who did il made his es-
cape and up to this time has not been cap
tured. DIR. Comas attended the wounded
man and says that he cannot possibly live.
The skull is cut open and the brain is visible.
9. Q
of Samuel Rudd, of Dawson, was tried for
lunacy, before the Ordinary, and adiudged
a fit subject for the asylum. The little girl
IS very pretty, and, up to a short time ago
was unusually bright. Since losing her
mind she has acquired a taste for tobacco,
and chews it seemingly with as much salts
faction as the most inveterate user of the
weed.
Rufus s. Malone, of Rocky Mount, Meri-
wether county, was arrested at Atlanta
Wednesday for marrying his niece A tele-
gram was sent TO Chief Connolly, and Ma
lone was arrested by Capt. Couch and
Patrolman Looney Malone came to At
lanta last April, and he and his niece, Miss
Clark. went to Marietta and were married
He claims that he did not think 1t was illegal
to marry his niece.
AT the Methodist church at Watkinsville,
last Sunday evening, after the church had
been locked up after Sunday school in the
morning, some unknown parties picked the
locks of the doors, opened both of them.
and went in. They could think of no other
mischief, so they piled all the chairs, which
had been left there from court. in one pile
right in front of the pulpit, also putting
one on top of the organ stool, and otherwise
doing mischief to the church property.
The barrel factory at Augusta has been
sold TO the Southern Oil Company of Cam
den, n. j. From $50 to 500 barrels are to
he manufactured daily. This enterprise
started in small way, did excellently well
and doubled its capacity, and was supposed
20 be doing good business when one of its
officers disappeared, leaving the company
in helplessly crippled condition. Since
that time the works have been run in the
Interest of the bondholders, all the money
invested by the stockholders being lost
Thursday the sale mentioned was perfected
Steam was turned on for the first time
Thursday at the new compress of the Cen
trail railroad at Macon. II was for the pur-
pose of adjusting some Of the heavy ma
chinery Of the compress. IL was shown by
the trial that ali the massive machinery
worked well. Mr.. Griffin, who has charge
of the carpenter work, says that the com
press is now practically ready for work
There is plenty of shed and platform room